Friday, December 20, 2013

AT A CALLED MEETING FRIDAY , CHAIRMAN RUSTY BLACKSTON SAID IT WILL SAVE THE COUNTY $300,000 ANNUALLY, PLUS THE MOVE PUTS THE PROPOSED 2014 COUNTY BUDGET IN BALANCE WITH $4000 LEFT OVER. THOSE FUNDS WILL BE DIRECTED TO TUAC.

OWNERS TOLD 101 NEWS THEY WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY BUT HOPE TO OPEN SATURDAY AT THE USUAL TIME 10;30AM.

ACCORDING TO THE GA. STATE PATROL, A 2012 DODGE RAM DRIVEN BY MICHAEL GOSNELL OF CORNELIA, GA. RAN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT GORDON AND CHURCH AND HIT A 2004 CHEVY PICK-UP DRIVEN BY MICHAEL EDWARD HUNT, 24 OF CONCORD.

THE DODGE RAM CRASHED INTO THE PLATE GLASS FRONT OF THE CAFE, DAMAGING THE SERVICE COUNTER, BAR STOOLS AND OTHER FURNITURE.

TWO WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE E.R. BY UPSON EMS—GOSNELL AND A PASSENGER IN THE PICK-UP DAVID ALLAN MULLINS, 37 OF THOMASTON. GOSNELL FACES TRAFFIC CHARGES.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

ACCORDING TO UPSON COUNTY SHERIFF DAN KILGORE, JAMES ROSS REEVES, AGE 77 HAD A GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AND ANOTHER TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER/CHEST AREA. HIS WIFE LINDA REEVES, 71, HAD A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HER RIGHT SHOULDER AREA. DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO 311 PLEASANT GROVE ROAD IN YATESVILLE AROUND 8;15PM MONDAY NIGHT AND FOUND THE COUPLE IN THE HOME.

BOTH WERE TREATED AT THE SCENE BY UPSON EMS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GA. IN MACON FOR TREATMENT.

SHERIFF KILGORE SAID THE REEVES COUPLE ARRIVED AT THEIR HOME AND WERE ATTACKED FROM BEHIND BY A MALE SUBJECT WEARING DARK CLOTHING, AS THEY ENTERED THE BACK DOOR. AFTER SHOOTING THE REEVES WITH A HANDGUN, THE MALE FLED ON FOOT.

THE GBI IS ASSISTING WITH PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE, GA. DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DISPATCHED BLOODHOUNDS TO CONDUCT A SEARCH AND THE SPALDING COUNTY HELICOPTER UNIT JOINED THE SEARCH. THE GSP, GA. STATE PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND LAMAR COUNTY S.O. ALSO ASSISTED WITH THE INVESTIGATION.

SHERIFF KILGORE SAID A $1000 REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CRIMES.